16th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand April 2015 April 2015 16th Parliament of New Zealand Emerald Hours in New Zealand (1906) · Lowth · 114.jpg New Zealand Parliament 1905 New Zealand general election Liberal Government 27 June 1906 10 October 1908 15th Parliament 17th Parliament House of Representatives File:16th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png 80 Speaker of the House Arthur Guinness Prime Minister Joseph Ward William Hall-Jones until 6 August 1906 as Premier Leader of the Opposition William Massey Legislative Council 44 Speaker of the Council Charles Bowen Sovereign Monarch HM Edward VII Governor HE Rt. Hon. The Lord Plunket The 16th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1905 general election in December of that year. Changes to the electoral law The 1903 City Single Electorates Act declared that at the dissolution of the 15th Parliament, the four multi-member electorates would be abolished and replaced each with three single-member electorates.McRobie 1989 67 It was also the year absentee voting was introduced for all electors unable to be in their own electorate on election day. The first Chief Electoral Officer was appointed. Accordingly, the multi-member urban electorates of City of Auckland, City of Christchurch, City of Dunedin and City of Wellington were abolished and replaced with the following single-member seats: Auckland Central Auckland East Auckland West Christchurch East Christchurch North Christchurch South Wellington Central Wellington East Wellington North Dunedin Central Dunedin North Dunedin South Nine of these twelve electorates had existed before. Wellington Central, Wellington North, and Dunedin North were established for the first time.Wilson 1985 262, 276 1905 general election 1905 New Zealand general election The 1905 general election was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates, respectively.General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html Elections New Zealand 10 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100527022404/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html 27 May 2010 dmy A total of 80 MPs were elected; 38 represented North Island electorates, 38 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.Scholefield 1950 90 476,473 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 83.3%. Sessions The 16th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1906), and was prorogued on 29 October 1908.Scholefield 1950 69 Session Opened Adjourned first 27 June 1906 29 June 1906 second 21 August 1906 29 October 1906 third 27 June 1907 25 November 1907 fourth 29 June 1908 10 October 1908 Ministries The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891.Scholefield 1950 40 The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament.Scholefield 1950 40–41 The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906. David Hamer 2s11 Seddon, Richard John - Biography 10 December 2011 Seddon was travelling overseas at the time of his death, and William Hall-Jones was a reluctant acting Premier at the time. Joseph Ward would normally have been acting premier, but he was also overseas.Hall-Jones John 2h7 Hall-Jones, William 1851-1936 10 December 2011 So upon Seddon's death, Hall-Jones was sworn in as Prime Minister (the first time this new title was used) and formed the Hall-Jones Ministry on 21 June 1906.Scholefield 1950 42 Upon Ward's return from overseas, the leadership was offered to him, which he accepted. Hall-Jones resigned as prime minister, succeeded by Ward who formed the Ward Ministry on 6 August 1906. The Ward Ministry remained in power for the remainder of the parliamentary term and subsequently until Ward's resignation as prime minister in 1912.Bassett Michael 2W9 Ward, Joseph George 1856–1930 10 December 2011Scholefield 1950 42–43 Party composition Start of term Party SeatsNew Zealand Liberal Party || 58Conservative (New Zealand) || 16Independent (politician) || 6Source1890–1993 general elections Elections https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/18901993-general-elections Elections.nz 28 April 2021 en-NZ Initial composition of the 16th Parliament Electorate results By-elections during 16th Parliament There were a number of changes during the term of the 16th Parliament. Electorate and by-election Date Incumbent Cause Winner Notes References Electoral Atlas of New Zealand McRobie Alan 1989 GP Books Wellington 0-477-01384-8 Guy Scholefield Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 3rd First published in 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 16